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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 1968?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 1968, the Sun was in Leo (28°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°20' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°55' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°28'18" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1968	Aug 23, 1968 into Virgo
Moon	28°36'05" Cancer	Direct	Aug 19, 1968	Aug 21, 1968 into Leo
Mercury	11°47'51" Virgo	Direct	Aug 15, 1968	Sep 1, 1968 into Libra
Venus	15°30'12" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1968	Sep 2, 1968 into Libra
Mars	10°09'49" Leo	Direct	Aug 5, 1968	Sep 21, 1968 into Virgo
Jupiter	12°23'46" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	25°22'21" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	27°39'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	23°49'36" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	21°46'32" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°37'48" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 21, 1968

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 21, 14:39 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 21, 21:22 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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